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KINGS HORROR OF Su0HE.
Means Adopted by u Private secre'
tary TO Kill the Tobacco Smell.
lGentlemen ; Magazine.

lNtuLltlICu hdkd-lhi.l
King Ernest, of Hanover, uncle OF
Queen Victoria, who assembled the
Hanoverian throne on the same day as
his niece became Queen Of England,
could not endure tobacco, and his dis
like of it was such that his private Sc
cretary, General Won During, who was
slave TO the habit, as most military
men in Germany are, was put to the
most severe and laughable straits to in
dulge il and vet not to offend the King.
Half-past 9 was the Generals hour
Of morning attendance. Five minutes
before that time four servants stood in
the passage leading to the nnte-room.
One held an old horse-soldier's cloak
with slit behind one held n red-hot
shovel with long handle like a warm
ing pan one held "A decanter of water
and glass and bottle containing q
colored liquid, and one was there to
hold the papers and to take the pipe,
which the General smoked down the
passage to the very last moment. No.
! covered the old Secretary's shoulders
with the threadbare and stained
old cloak, which had gone through
the Peninsular War, and which was
now buckled tight around the neck.
No. poured some incense into the hot
shovel and inserted it between the
Generals legs through the slit behind.
The process continued for minute or
two, and the old man was nearly stiAed,
hut only impregnated. Then No. 3,
from decanter in hand, poured out a
glass Of water, OF which the General
took hearty gulp. rinsed his mouth
out, and spat it ont on the carpeted
floor; then he threw off his cloak.
seized his papers and letters from No.
4, and rushed steaming into the Kings
presence as the various clocks struck
the half-hour.
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\ GREAT oROVG1;rIN IRELAND
No Raln .. All Tais Summer a3c a
gloomy Prospect Of No Harvest.

A letter which has just been received
hv man residing in Brooklyn from
one Of the largest and most practical
agricultulalists in the south OF Ireland
gives a picture of the present condl-
ton Of that country which certainly
must he considered sufficiently alarm
ing. The present summer, as regards
extreme neat and complete absence Of
rain, Is the most exceptional that his
ever been recorded. The result is II
complete absence OF growth IN tse
cereal ard Green crops, and the posi-
bility, if 10 rain comes IN the imme-
date future, Of there being no harvest.
For considerably ovcrtwo months, -
the communication goes on tOsly, "wc
have had uninterrupted sunshine, with
out even passing cloud, and even the
very dcws seem to have been in inca
sure withheld. The atmosphere ap-
pears like furnace. for there IS no
wind, and the Thermometer on thc II
Or the current month stood at ~ In
the shade. the average height being
ST. fer several weeks. In the full rlIZe
Of Il sun it is 1880. Such a condition
Of things is actually unprecedented IN
Ireland. and the result Is that the
finest pasture lands in ths countie, Of
Limerick, Cork. and Clare ar com
pleteIy burned up, andthe cattlein some
places actually starving. rs result,
the holding Of cattle and sheep fairs is
mere Formally, every ere seeking to
dispose Of his stock ana 10 one wiling
10 buy. Stock auctions have been also
completely suspended. OF wheat there
is hut little Gown. But the barley and
cat crops must inevitably prove COM
pIcte failures. The green crops are
simply utterly lost, and if the coming
winter proves severe one there will
lie neither turnips, mangold,, nor hay
to feed the cattle on. Such an outlook
is terrible to contemplate, and. should
the fears that at present universally
prevail be realized, the result will be
calamity added Ia cqlamltV
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EYOF N. TOlSTDI.
Russian Novelist. whom Literary
Amcricans Generally are
EenituE

Literature has its fashions. The pre-
yailing one is an almost idolatrous adj
miration for the works Of Count Lyof
n. Tolstoi, the Russian novelist. As he
in his works is just interpreter Of hui
man nature. and enforces lofty CON
ccption of morality, the reading OF FOL.
stoi is commcndablc expression OF
literary preference. This IS especially
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-24
AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE Days.
A DMINISTRATOR'S SALE or
n THE ENTIRE Personal EFFECTS
or TIE LATE MRS. FANNIE T. TORPfR
AT AUCTION.
ONTrFsnAY. g6rn rssrASr.
By Jas. Macdougal.

ONTUESDAY, 26rH INSTANT,
NJ 10 O'Clock. will sell nj No. 1917 oast Frank
lin street, large assortment Of FRS r-CLASS
GROCERIES OF EVERY VARIETY:
Elegant OLD WillSKEYs. BRASDiKS. GfE,
WINES, TOBACCOS, CIGARS. SC
STORE aud BAR FIXTURES, SThTEan1CTTY
LICENSE:
Excellent HORSE. TOP WAGON. FINE
FHAEIoN, HARNESS, SC;
Also an excel'crt Essortmcnto Ok HOUSEHOLD
FUBNlI IRE:
iGl. OCTAVE iINNc;
handsome WALNUr PARLOH SUIT:
Dld sSEls ani other CARPETS:
MARBLE-1OP CHAMBER SUIT with WARD
ROBE
NnEkLtB * WILSON SEWING MACHINE
IN vcifect order; together WIN q g'n'al
assortment - HOl SEKEEPiNG Akll-
(lfS. all IT which are nearly nov.
The attention 90 tlc public generally isa.keI
20 tli- ,ale, ~ 'ho goods are al oi lpcrlor
qualify.
TERMS: cash. JtNE, T.. PHILLIPS.
Administrator Of Mrs. Fannie F.. lorpio, De-
cDa-cd.
JAS MfCuOUGtI. Salesman. lv@}
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Nary Anderson's friends have felt
called upon again to deny the rumor
that she is engaged TO be married to
Forbes Robertson, her leading man,
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llI3 Main street.
4 NEW. MODERN. DETACHED
a STOCk-BRlCk DWELLING ON CAY
STREET BETWEEN UAN,H.
AND HARRIS. i"MFDiAl.ll
ON TIE ELECTRIC STREET
CAR LINE
OWNER LEAVING THE STAT.
IT MUST BE SOLD.
IT MUST BE SOLD.

We will sell az auction, on
TUESDAY. July -. ls'',
AZ q O'Clock +. ". the above NEW AND d.
SlRABIR DWELLING. No. ilJs. 4 3. two-
story. with AZ elegant basement aud r3aGius
eight rooms. The housc Is ~ feet froll, aui
depth u LOT 100 feet.
Here l. splendid opportunity % SECURE
beautiful and comfortable home GA the klcc-flc
railway line. which viii make the property IA
he very near future exceedingly valuable.
TgRNs: one fourth cash, balance IN SIX,
twelve, and eighteen montns. interest, s..
j. THOMPSON BROWN = CO,
ty22 AuctOnccrs.
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Why JACOB APPEARS so III.

Throughout the trial of Jacob Sharp
the warden Of the jail furnished to the
reporters daily bulletins telling how
dreadfully i'll the old man was during
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Observation-Disclosures

BY J. Thompson Brown & '0..
Real Estate Agents aud Alc.i.-rt..,
uIg Main street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-24

In pursuance = the above decree wee VIII
scu by auction. I ION THE pkENl~E>-hr-t.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-12
SAN FRANCISCO AND VICINITY.

Joseph s. Spear. the well-known pioneer
and auctiOneer, died at his home, 1854
Fourteenth street, oakland Thursday.
Daniel Hayes, who killed his father
about three weeks ago by stabbing him in
the back, has been held for trial, without
bail
Alexander Cole, barkeeper, aged about
80 years, was fo1nd dead in his room in
the clearinghouse, 967 Mission street,
Thursday.
Several merchants and lawyers are
clamorous for an organization to begin the
work of hanging the desperate and 1awless
men now infesting the city.
William Redmond was arrested Thurs
day by officer Birch and lodged in the City
Prison on the charge of having committed
an assault on Annie Eagan, 12-year-old
girl.
Otto Olson, fireman at the American
Sugar Refinery, was overcome by the heat
of the engine-room last night and became
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The Girl of To-Day.

If there is anything we know less about
than we think we do it is The girl and of
this the girl is glad, for there is nothing she
hates TO be known about her SO bad as the
truth.
We have been acquainted with her for a
long time and watched her pranks from
afar, seen her cut the pigeon-w wing" and
knock the back-step" in the back yard,
when she thought she had no spectator :;
but still we don't know her.
From the time she is big enough to swing
on the gate and tie ribbon in double
bow knot, she begins to locate sweetheart,
and she keeps this up until he is located in
backyard, exercising his talents dis
seeding stove wood.
She may be little dull on mathematics,
but invariably solves the problem of put
ting No. foo. in a No. 3 shoe.
She will wear out two old dresses run
ming around to find out how to make new
one in the latest style.
She will break the point off her brothers
knife to make crack % peep at the strang-
ers when they come visiting
She will greet you with the most be-
witching smile and laugh at your stupidness
when you are gone.
She will walk three blocks out of the way
to get peep at her beau, and then pass by
without looking at him.
She will talk with you two hours without
being able to repeat word you have said,
but will know how long you have worn
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-12

AN APPREcIATIvE PROFESSOR. = When
Rev DIR. Kirkland was President of Har-
ward College, Porter's famous hosiery in
North Cambridge was a famous resort. One
of the chief attractions was the :" flip" a
delectable compound of decidedly spirit
uous flavor, which acquired characteris-
tic tone" by being heated viii. hot iron.
The college students keenly appreciated it,
and did not hesitate to brave the coolest
weather to enjoy it, OF course this did not
escape the attention of President Kirkland,
SO he went up to the old hosiery and asked
TO see the landlord.
!" Mr.. Porter" said DR.. Kirkland, in
grave tone, " ] understand my young men
come here and drink your flip"
Yes. sir" replied the tavern keeper, in
a voice which told how ne deprecated the
expected admoniiion, they do"
Let me have some of that flip" said the
dignifed President Whereupon mug of
the beverage was brought ont and was
tasted by DR.. Kirkland. Then fixing
stern glance upon Porter the President
said: And my young men come here and
drink this stuff, do they ?''
"Yes, sir" meekly replied the tavern
keeper.
well" said DR.. Kirkland, draining the
mug, should think they would. los
ton Post
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WHOLE NO. l1.l77.
unconscious. After being in commissions
for several hours he died.

unconscious. After being in commissions
for several hours he died.
1. Isaacson, a Montgomery avenue pawn
broker, was arrested Thursday on a charge
of having purchased two diamond rings
from q boy named Hieneman, who had
stolen them from his mother
p Fay, letter-carrier, whose district
is in the vicinity of Broadway and Taylor
streets, is on the sick list, having had one
of his toes frozen on Saturday last. The
case is supposed to be the first kind in San
Francisco.
Felix Perot, French baker who was
found guilty, On complaint of his divorced
wife, of defacing the tombstone over his
own children in feeling of spite against
his wife, was fined $50, or fifty days in the
county Jail.
The man who died at the Oakland Re-
ceiving Hospital on Wednesday night.
from injuries received from a fall down a
flight of stairs in the Webber House, was
Daniel Travers, resident of Sequel, where
he was employed in paper mill.
Sal Gam, the Chinese woman who was
convicted by jury in the United States
District Court sf bringing her country
women into this port for purposes of pros
titution, was sentenced by Judge Hoffman
to pay fine of 81 and to be imprisoned for
five years from date.
Clinton Gurnee, the attorney, sailed for
Eureka on Wednesday last to appear before
the Humboldt Land Office in defense of
the titles to $4,000 acres OF land entered
under the Timber Act of June 3, 1873,
which were attached by the Commissioner
of the General Land Office, after, as is
claimed, they had been paid for. The cause
of the attachment was alleged frauds of the
entry men.
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'usslan Agents Organizing Rising In
the Balkan States.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The Turkish prune syndicate offers to
sell prunes in New York for week at 81
cents.
1t is reported that 1000 German officers
entitled to retirement have asked to be kept
in active service.
Munkacsy's painting, Christ Before
Plate" has been sold to John Wanna
maker, of Philadelphia.
The confirmation of ]. Marion Brooks to
be District Attorney for the Southern Dis
trict of California is announced.
The Commons yesterday continued the
debate on Parnelfs amendment to the ad-
dress in reply to the Queens speech.
The schooner Lucy Harvey, which has
arrived at Philadelphia, was overrun with
centipedes on the voyage from Hayti
The latest candidate for Interstate Com
merce Commissioner in the field for the
Pacific coast is j. H. Wise, of San Fran
cisco. He is strongly backed for the place.
Deputy Sheriff Sheedy arrested in Nog-
ales, A. T., Mexican named Ramon Mon
tana alias Helf who in October last killed a
woman in Tucson by cutting her throat.
Montana has been lodged in Jail.
Sir John Lister Kaye has formed COM
pany with Sc, 100000 capital for cattle ranch
ing in the northwest Territories. He is at
present in Montreal, but will soon go TO
California to complete arrangements.
Three deaths have resulted in the family
of farmer Daggett, near Glenville, Neb.,
from eating poisoned prunes. How the
deadly drug got into the fruit is not yet
known. The mother and one child and
the father-in-law have died since Tuesday,
while two children and the father are in a
dangerous condition.
The Buda- Pesth Journal urges Austria to
attack Russia before the latter has COM
pleted preparations on the lower Danube.
It says: War is inevitable, and it is better
to begin fighting before the Balkan States
have been Russianized. Austria would
thus secure an alliance with Servia and
Bulgaria, giving her 100000 additional
troops.
Quite bitter feeling exists between the
publishers of the daily papers and the
members of the Typographical Union at
Los Angeles, over the action of the latter
in raising the price of composition. The
former have entered their protest against
the arbitrary method of the increase
adopted by the union without consulting
the publishers.
One of the gang of Italians working in
place of the striking graln-shovelers at the
Erie basin, Brooklyn, fell into the shute,
Thursday, on the fifth floor of the elevator
and was dug out dead on the third floor.
The frequent disappearance of unskilled
Italians has been noted lately, but it was
supposed that they were persuaded by the
strikers to quit. The belief is general now
that the men have been suffocated by fall
ing into the shute and then carried with
the grain into the ship and so borne off to
foreign ports.
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County Hosnital Rennrf.

DR.. G. A. White, Superintendent of the
County Hospital, reported to the Board of
Supervisors yesterday for the month of
January as follows: Number of patients in
hospital January 1st, 166 admitted during
the month, 6I born, 1; died, 8; dis
charged, 10 remaining February 1st, 146 !;
meals furnished destitute applicants, 2S6.
The following persons died: Robert Bradno,
a native of Wales, aged &c years. of con-
sumption; John Morgan, 80, Illinois, con-
sumption; Israel Miller, IS, New Jersey,
senility; Albert Bowen, 3s, New Bruins
wick, fatty disease of the heart William
Glaser, II, Germany, valvular disease of
the heart; Geo. Esterbrook, "a, California
albuminuria; r. K. Dole, 68, New York
cerebral softening John N. Goetchins, II,
Ohio, chronic pneumonia; E. NJ. Birming-
ham, Sc, Maryland, hepatitis. The current
expenses Of the hospital for January were
$2,170 20, of which $735 was for salaries
and 81 ,435 10 for subsistence.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-12

Uses OF PLAsrER-There seems to be an
opinion prevalent with many that as plas-
ter or sulphate of lime does not enter
largely into the composition of plants, it
can be of but little use as a fertilizer. They
do not consider that there are substances
which, while they do not contribute di-
rectly to the growth of plants, have chemi-
cal or mechanical properties that play
very importsnt part in vegetation. Plaster
has both of these properties. As a disin-
fectant and deodorizer it is one of the best,
as well as cheapest, substances at our COM
mand. Any one who has kept stock of
any kind stabbed during the warm summer
months, knows what hard task il is 10
keep their apartments clean and odorless.
Now, if they will keep barrel of fresh
ground plaster in convenient corner, and
every day, on sweeping the floor clean,
sprinkle it freely with the plaster, it will
absorb all disagreeable, noxious odors,
rendering the air sweet and pure, while the
value of the manure will be greatly en-
hanced by the retention Of the ammonia.
Poultry houses should also be swept clean
at least twice a week in summer, and once
a week in winter, and the floors sprinkled
with plaster; twill add greatly to the value
of the manure, and the satisfaction of hay-
ing clean. sweet, odorless coops and healthy
flocks, will abuudantly pay expenses. Try
it aad be convinced.-Americdn Agricalt~
riH
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OREGON.
Portland,s water supply.

SALEM, February 11th.-To-day the bill
authorizing the Portland Water Commits
sion to issue $500, 600 additional 5 per cent.
bonds, which was vetoed by the Governor,
failed to pass, not receiving even major
ity, much less the required two-thirds
This effectually disposes of the question
whether Portland is to have better water
supply. 1t cannot be brought up again for
at least two years.
A Land Purchase.
ASTORIA, February 11th.-The Truckee
Lumber Company Of San Francisco, it is
said has purchased to-day valuable land,
with extensive water frontage, one mile
from this city, and intends to erect a saw
mill thereon forthwith, to cost 10000 or
1000.
Report that the Cascade Tunnel Has
Caved In.
PORTLAND, February 11th "A special
from Ellensburg, W. T., states that the
east end of the Cascade tunnel has
caved in. Messengers arrived at Ellens-
burg for surgeons. No particulars till they
return. Serious loss of life is feared.
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your duds and how many buttons have lost

your duds and how many buttons have lost
their grip.
She will attend church, listen with alb
sorhed interest to eloquent and pathetic
sermons, then return home and expatiate
upon the horrible fit of Miss Senow's new
basque.
she will go to the table, mince over deli
cacies with the most fastidious taste, then
slip back in the kitchen and eat a raw pc
tato.
She will wear out her best pair of shoes
dancing all day, then attend ball at night
and complain of being out Of practice.
She will spend all night writing a care
fully worded letter, in the most precise
hand, to her Simon Suggs, then scratch off
a page to her sister that Old Harry could
not read.
She will be the most devout creature on
EARTH and hate the earth that Sallie Grimes
walks on.
She will be industrious and economical
for a month, then spend her savings for a
red ribbon.
She will slouch around the house for
week making preparations to look neat on
Sunday.
She will firt with all the best young
men in the neighborhood, and finally
marry some knotty yheaded Jim Crow
Cd3fOUaie Tecds) Anuu
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and Memphis has added cross-country
sports to its attractions.
A Warm Friend of Blaine.

New York, February 1th.-Ex-Collector
Robertson yesterday, in a casual talk about
politics, said Blaine will surely be nomi-
mated and elected for President in 1888.
There will be fewer Republicans who will
vote against him. and many more Demo-
Gratis will vote for him than during the late
Presidential campaign.
Pacific Mail Looking for a Large Busi-
ness.
New YORK, February 11th.-Friends of
the Pacific Mail now talk of building or
buying extra steamers, SO as to be able to
carry the additional business which the
passage Of the interstate commerce bill will
give them.
California Fruits.
New YORK, February 11th.-The market
for California raisins is in demoralized
condition, owing to the offers at auction for
the coming week and the quantity put up.
There is but little doing in other lines
Borax is firm, with fair demand. Beans
are steady, and salmon strong, with good
demand.
O'Neil Sentenced.
New YORK, February 11th.-Ex-Boodle
Alderman O'Neil has been sentenced to
four and one-half years Imprisonment.
He was also ordered to pay fine of 81, 1000.
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KEEPING GRApEs-A writer states that
he had 1.-The best results keeping grapes
when each bunch was wrapped in a piece
of paper, packed in boxes holding one
bushel, and the boxes kept in place where
the temperature did not fall below $50
above zero" The best success we have
ever had in keeping grapes was to pack
them in clean, very slightly moistened
sand and kept in a cellar where the tenn
peratnre was as near the freezing point as
possible, without getting there. Forty-fve
degrees is good Experimentation.
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FOREIGN.

Russian Fleet in Japanese Waters.
ST. PETERSBURG, February 11th-The
Russian Mediterranean fleet has been Or
dered to Japan, where the Car intends to
assemble squadron of considerable pro-
portions.
Russian Agents Organizing a Rising In
the Balkan States.
NEW YORK, February 12th-A. THE
Stars London special says: Russian agents
in the Balkan States have been discovered
by the Bulgarian authorities in the act of
organizing the Slav population for stimuli
taneous rising against the Governments of
Bulgaria Eastern Roumania and Servia.
The powers have been notified of the fact,
and asked to make suitable representa-
tons at st. Petersburg, and call on the
Russian Government to cause their agents
to desist.
From the capital of each of the above
States come statements that Russian occu-
patton of Bulgaria shortly is regarded as
inevitable. Constantinople advices show
the beginning of the end is at hand, and
Russia will be compelled to take decisive
action very soon.
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"One of my schoolmates," said an old
man, was rich mans son. was poor
boy He had more pocket money in a
week than ever handled in my life. He
is now a conductor on street car" and
you?n Pm the driver of the car"
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The treatment of drunkenness by
strychnia is said to have been followed
with very satisfactory results.